Thursday, December 10th- 7th Grade- Word Processing Vocabulary Project

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 12-10-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Understanding Word formatting skills- Using the Thesaurus
Standards:	Understanding Word formatting skills

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can tell the difference between Word Processing terms.	Signed interim reports are due. Test next Tuesday, December 15th

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Thesaurus the word processing feature that allows you to find words with similar meanings (synonyms) for the text within a document. Click on the REVIEW Tab.  http://cdn5.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sshot20100728232922.png
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com 2. Go to Student Docs then Witkowski folder then Word Processing folder then open the file called 2Vocabulary.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson: @ Test next Tuesday, December 15th @ Miss W will review the Word Processing Definition Project's rubric Independent Exercise @ Students will login to https://quizlet.com/ and play Scatter.      @ Students will add 5 more words from the file 2Vocabulary. @ Students will complete Exit Activity 3 to review vocabulary terms     @ Students will work alone or in groups. Rough drafts will be written today (on Thursday), we will practice today and we will record on Friday.    Headset WARNING: No 2nd chances. Do NOT "play" with headset. Do not throw, play with microphone, etc. Look below the computer "on" button Black Cord will go on top with the head set symbol Red Cord will go on the bottom with the microphone symbol @Recording Audio in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010    to 3:45   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFmntINu_cI    1 min review how to put on youtube     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_WCAInVLrQ Follow along with Miss W to add your audio clip go to the Slide Show tab choose Record Slide Show choose Start Recording from Beginning make sure both boxes are checked when you are finished go to File then Save AND Send then choose Create a Video Open a PowerPoint and save to your lunch number On the title slide- Go to the Insert tab and then insert video We have now embedded a video into your PowerPoint
Higher Order Thinking Questions
How are documents formatted?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will format a Word document
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity 1 Easy matching http://www.quia.com/mc/1815326.html Exit Activity 2  Paragraph formatting http://www.quia.com/rr/1048604.html Exit Activity 3 Play until you win a million dollars  http://www.quia.com/rr/1026034.html Formatting- The way text appears, for example: bold, underline, all caps, with color Editing- The process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors, and make it visually appealing Exit Activity 4 Play until you win a million dollars  http://www.quia.com/rr/1001187.html **When you get to this question choose shift key even though cap locks is a better answer Mark needs to key a list of state abbreviations in all caps.  What is the EASIEST way for him to do this? **QWERTY is? the most common arrangements of keyboards **ASDF is the left hand for the keyboard **What are the measurements of a standard sheet of paper? 8.5 x 11